Hair-waving device



' Oct. 12 1926. 1,602,640

R. BOVE HAIR WAVING 'DEVICE Filed March 5, 1925 NVEN\TOR d -L ATTORNEYPatented Oct. 12, 1926.

' UNITED STATES I 1,602,640 PATENT OFFICE.

' RAMON nova, or NEW YORK, 1v. \Y.

HAIR-WAITING DEVICE.

Application filed Marchi5, 1925. Serial No. 13,300.

" a device which will conform generally to the contour of the head andwhich may be placed in the hair and remain therein under its owngripping action until the wave has been set, and if desired a number ofthe de vices may be simultaneously-applied to the hair to reduce thetime required for waving different portions of the hair. With these andother objectsvin view my invention consists of the novel combinationsset forth in the following detailed description:

, In the drawing forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the de vice about tobe applied to alock of hair, Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device inclosed position, the hair be ing omitted.

Figure 3 is a similar view of a portion of the device showing the partsindifferent positions, 1

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken on the lined-.4 of Figure 3,

Figure Sis a detail view showing the position of the hair engagingmembers at the time they are inserted into the hair, and I Figure 6 is asimilar view after these members have been shifted to formthe wave.

The present device may be made principally of stamped metal in order tomake it economical in cost, and if desired, it may be made principallyof aluminum to reduce its weight in order that it may hold its positionupon the hair. Inthe drawing I have shown the device composed ofco-operating members which open and close like jaws and which clamp onopposite sides of a lock of hair. One of these members consists of a rib1 which is curved or arched and conforms approximately with the contourof the head; and a plurality of hair engaging teeth 2 are formed on theunder side of this member preferabl by stamping tongues from the metal 0which the member 1 is composed. These hair engaging members 5 arepreferably formed in 31 row along the "along the bottom, free edges.These teeth member 1 and extend downwardly at right angles thereto. Oneend of the member 1 1s broadened at 3 to form a plate and from there themetal is reduced in width and curved to form a lever or finger piece 4.There is a guide, preferably formed of bent wire, and it consists of theparallel arms 5 having their ends clamped in suitable sockets 6 in theplate 3 and these parallel arms are connected at one end by the crosspiece 7 the arms and cross-piece preferably being formed of bent wire.The cross piece 7 is secured to the member 1 by means of a tongue 8formed on the latter and bent to surround the cross piece. The arms 5prefer-ably extend along opposite sides of the member 1 and they arearched to conform to the shape thereof. There is an arched piececomprising a plate 9 here shown as formed from a rectangular piecehaving a central opening 10 and it is provided with a plurality oftongues 11 formed near the inner side edges of the member 9; and thesetongues'are bent to enclose the. respective rods 5 on which the tongueshavealoose or sliding engagement. Extending downwardly at the outer sideof the edges of the member 9 are the, plates 12 provided with teeth orhair engaging members 13 formed extend at right angles to the member 9.The latter, as well as the side members 12 are arched to correspond withthe curvature of the member 1. V I I There is a plate 14 in rollingcontact with the plate 3. and their extends forwardly from the formerplate a pair of arms'15 which are spaced laterally apart and are curvedto conform to the curvature of the member 1 and the member 9. These armsconsist partly of the vertically extending walls 16 which are adapted'to overlap with the toothed members 12 and to lie inside the latter andadjacent thereto. In addition, the arms 15 include laterallyorhorizontally 100 extending walls 17 with which the teeth 13 areadapted to co-operate. I

The device is adapted to be closed by the action of a spring in the formof a slottedv tube 18 the edges 19 of which press against 105 g theplates 3, 14 for the purpose of causing the member land-its associatedparts to move toward the arms 15. The lever or finger piece 4 projectsthrough a slot 20 iii the spring 18 and there is a co-operating 19pressing the thumb. and forefinger against the finger pieces 4, 21 toswing open the members 1 and against the resistance of the spring 18-.This will open the parts to the position shown in Figure 1 and thedevice is then placed over a lock of hair 22 so that the latter isreceived between the upper and lowerparts of the device; and

7 when the device is in position on the lock of hair the finger pieces.are released and the sprlng 18 closes the member 1 and the associatedparts against the arms 15, with the hair engaged between them. As thismovement takes place the teeth 2 are inserted through the lock of 'hairat 'diiferent' positions across the same and the teeth 13 also passthrough the lock of hair and lie adjacent the walls 16 and stop againstthe horizontal walls 17 of the arms 15. The member 9 is then slid alongthe guide rods 5 A and the teeth 13 will draw on the hair while theteeth 2 remain stationary. When the various teeth are first insertedinto the hair they will lie in the relation shown in Fig ure 5, whereasafter the member 9 has been shifted they will lie substantially in theposition shown in Figure 6 and the shifting will cause the hair to formin waves as shown at.23. The device may be left in the hair in thiscondition long enough to set the wave, and if desired the hair may bedampened in order to assist this process. After the wave has been setthefinger pieces 4, 21 are pressed together and this detaches the variousteeth from the hair by opening the movable parts of the device and thewaver may then be removed from the lock of hair. he device may be movedto a new position 5 on a lock of hair and the operation repeated.

As the device as a whole is of arched shape the Waves may be made .toconform with the .head so that the waves will resemble natural waves.The lateral walls-17 of the arms 15 assist the teeth 13 in holding thehair as otherwise it could turn downwardly between i the walls 16 andthe teeth 13 and the latter would have no action upon the hair. This isespecially advantageous when waving shortor bobbed hair and especiallyin Waving hair close to the end. The present device, as set .forthabove, is of light construction and may be held upon the hair under itsown action.

Having claim is: Y

"'1. A hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving, one of said desciibed myinvention, what I hinged sections adapted to engage a lock.

of hair between them for waving, one of said sections comprising amemberhaving teeth directed toward said second section, guiding rodsconnected with said member, and a second toothed member having toothedsections lying on opposite sides of said first toothed member and havingmeans cooperating with said guide rods whereby the second toothed membermay be shifted in the direction of its length, said sections beingarched in the directions of their length.

3. A hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving one of said sections comprising anintermediate member having teeth directed towards the opposite sectionand a longitudinally shiftable memher having rows of teeth disposed atopposite sides of said intermediate member and directed toward saidsecond section, said second section comprising arms having wallsextending substantially parallel to and adapted to be overlapped by theteeth of said first section and having horizontally disposed wallsextending across the points of the teethof the shiftable member ofsaidfirst section.

4;. hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving one of said sections comprising anintermediate member having teeth directed towards the opposite sectionand a longitudinally shiftablemember having rows of teeth disposed atoppo site sides of said intermediate member and directed toward saidsecond section, said second section comprising arms having wallsextending substantially parallel to and adapted to be overlappedby theteeth of said first section and having horizontally disposed wallsextending across the points of the teeth of the shiftable member of saidfirst section, said sections being arched in the directionof theirlength. a

,5. A ,hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving, oneof said sections comprising anintermediate member having teeth directed toward said second section, alongitudinally shiftable member having rows of teeth arranged atopposite sides of said toothed member. said second section comprisingarms having vertical walls adapted to lie between the rows of ISO teethof said toothed members of the second section when the device is closedon a lock of hair, and said arms having horizontally extending wallsadapted to he adjacent to and cross the prongs of the second toothedmember in said first section when the device .is closed on a lock ofhair.

6. A hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving, one of said sections comprising anintermediate member having teeth directed towards the opposite sectionand a longitudinall shiftable memher having rows of teeth isposed atopposite sides of said intermediate member and directed towards saidsecond section, said second section comprising arms having Wallsextending substantially parallel to and ada ted to be overlapped by theteeth of sai first section and having horizontally disposed wallsextending across the points of the teeth of the shiftable member of saidfirst section, and means for maintaining said sections closed upon alock of hair whereby said device will be supported by its own grippingaction.

7 A hair waving device comprising hinged sections adapted to engage alock of hair between them for waving, one of said sections comprising amember having teeth directed towards said second section, a'sec- 0ndtoothed member having toothed sections lying on opposite sides of andparallel with said first toothed member, guiding means permitting arelative longitudinal sliding movement between said toothed members,said second section comprising arms having walls extending substantiallyparallel to and adapted to be overlapped by the teeth of the firstsection and having horizontally disposed walls extending across thepoints of the teeth of the shiftable member of said first section.

Signed at the city, county and State of New York, this 18th day ofFebruary, 1925.

RAMON BOVE.

